Kindle e-Book piracy accelerates - from CNET

[tompe]

Originally Posted by mr ploppy

Where can I sign up to get an advance to write a book?

With a publisher!

[tompe]

I see not that "advance" is not necessarily payed before the book is written. See

http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/...ovel-advances/

for some interesting observations about first novel advances.

[Enkidu of Abydos]

I'd like an advance on the pay for the work I'm going to do in my next life when I reincarnate.
In fact, I'd like a 10 000 000 $ mortgage loan on the huge mansion I'm going to own in my next life when I'll be a super rich pornstar. I'd like to spend some of that now if possible. Any bankers out there willing to fulfill my request ?
Sorry, I went off topic there, but couldn't resist when I thought I had figured out a perfect get-rich-quick scheme...
Carry on, carry on...

[spellbanisher]

Originally Posted by Enkidu of Abydos

I'd like an advance on the pay for the work I'm going to do in my next life when I reincarnate.
In fact, I'd like a 10 000 000 $ mortgage loan on the huge mansion I'm going to own in my next life when I'll be a super rich pornstar. I'd like to spend some of that now if possible. Any bankers out there willing to fulfill my request ?
Sorry, I went off topic there, but couldn't resist when I thought I had figured out a perfect get-rich-quick scheme...
Carry on, carry on...

How do you know you won't be a cockroach in the next life?

[spellbanisher]

Or even worse, an anti-copyright anarcho-capitalist!

[elcreative]

Originally Posted by spellbanisher

Or even worse, an anti-copyright anarcho-capitalist!

[spellbanisher]

Don't take it personally anarcho-capitalists. I kid because I care.

[Enkidu of Abydos]

Originally Posted by spellbanisher

Or even worse, an anti-copyright anarcho-capitalist!

Can't repeat yourself. It doesn't work that way, that would be boring.

P.S.
I don't think there is such a thing as an anarcho-capitalist. I think there are anarcho-nihilists.

[spellbanisher]

Originally Posted by Enkidu of Abydos

I don't think there is such a thing as an anarcho-capitalist. I think there are anarcho-nihilists.

I don't think you understand what capitalism is then. Capitalism is a system where the means of production are privately owned and economic decisions are determined by firms or individuals operating in markets. An anarcho-capitalist is someone who believes that these markets should be allowed to operate free of state imposed laws. Anarcho-capitalism is probably the purest form of capitalism.

The only thing I'm uncertain about is how it's any different from libertarianism.

[Enkidu of Abydos]

Originally Posted by spellbanisher

An anarcho-capitalist is someone who believes that these markets should be able to operate without any state imposed laws.

I thought that was liberal capitalism ? Though that's a misuse of the word IMHO. It's often misused by those think liberty means that the rich can do whatever they want to the poor and get away with it. For me liberty / libertarianism / liberalism means the optimum balance of liberty for everyone, even if that means restricting someone's rights / liberty. Like forbid one man to own firearms to protect other's people right to live. And so on. But liberal capitalism is the complete opposite from any principles of liberty - it's giving greedy big capitalist pigs complete freedom to loot and plunder the poor without any control. That's why it's a misuse of the word liberal. Liberty doesn't mean total liberty for some at the expense of basic liberties of all others.

[noaxis2]

I just want to be able to read the ebook I purchase with whichever program I like. I want to read my B&N book in Moon Reader, Coolreader, Kindle or Aldiko. Right now that requires buying a copy and figuring out how to strip the drm or finding a non-drm version to also download.

The same with music...I should be able to listen to the music or audiobooks I purchased on my ipod, webos phone, Palm TX or android tablet.

[Enkidu of Abydos]

Originally Posted by noaxis2

I just want to be able to read the ebook I purchase with whichever program I like. I want to read my B&N book in Moon Reader, Coolreader, Kindle or Aldiko. Right now that requires buying a copy and figuring out how to strip the drm or finding a non-drm version to also download.

The same with music...I should be able to listen to the music or audiobooks I purchased on my ipod, webos phone, Palm TX or android tablet.

[mr ploppy]

Originally Posted by tompe

I see not that "advance" is not necessarily payed before the book is written. See

Bah. I got all excited then, I thought I was going to get rich getting advances from all the publishers then sending them a load of gibberish while I self publish the real one.

[mr ploppy]

Originally Posted by spellbanisher

An anarcho-capitalist is someone who believes that these markets should be allowed to operate free of state imposed laws. Anarcho-capitalism is probably the purest form of capitalism.

And here's me thinking it's someone who sells anarchy armbands, or bands like Crass and Chumbawamba.

[Shouston]

As an author of two in a series of four and my second now available on Kindle I hope there is something put in place soon to stop piracy. And furthermore where and what happens to the stolen ebooks once they are taken?